Herher
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Herher is a village in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia
. It was once a fief of the Orbelian
vassals, the Shahurnetsi family in the 13th century. Within the village is a 19th century church of S. Gevorg, and south is a shrine of Grigor Lusavorich from 1296 with S. Gevorg or Chiki Vank of 1297. Southeast one km on a hill is the small Kapuyt Berd ("Blue Fortress"). Upon a hilltop one km northeast is S. Sion Monastery, first mentioned in the 8th century. At the complex are the churches of S. Sion and S. Astvatsatsin. Other sites of historical significance are in close proximity to Herher, such as village ruins with khachkar
s of the 14th c.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. It was once a fief of the Orbelian
Orbelian Dynasty
The Orbelian lords of Syunik were a noble family, documented in inscriptions throughout Vayots Dzor and Syunik, and recorded by the family bishop Stepanos in his 1297 History of Syunik....
vassals, the Shahurnetsi family in the 13th century. Within the village is a 19th century church of S. Gevorg, and south is a shrine of Grigor Lusavorich from 1296 with S. Gevorg or Chiki Vank of 1297. Southeast one km on a hill is the small Kapuyt Berd ("Blue Fortress"). Upon a hilltop one km northeast is S. Sion Monastery, first mentioned in the 8th century. At the complex are the churches of S. Sion and S. Astvatsatsin. Other sites of historical significance are in close proximity to Herher, such as village ruins with khachkar
Khachkar
A khachkar or khatchkar is a carved, cross-bearing, memorial stele covered with rosettes and other botanical motifs. Khachkars are characteristic of Medieval Christian Armenian art found in Armenia.-Description:...
s of the 14th c.